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they are flying flights over iraq to help assad. if we had the agreement he said about ira, we probably would have prevented that. >> let me ask you quickly what is your criteria for intervention. >> in syria? what is in the interests of the american people. >> no humanitarian. >> each situation will come up with its own set of circumstances. putting american troops on the ground, that has to be within the national security interests of the american people. embargoes and sanctions -- those are things that do not put american troops on the ground. if you are talking about putting troops on the ground, only in our interests. >> i want to return home for the last few questions. this debate is historic. we have two catholic candidates, first time on a stage such as this. i would like to ask you both to tell me what role your religion has played in your own personal views on abortion. please talk about how you came to that decision. talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this
they are flying flights over iraq to help assad. if we had the agreement he said about ira, we probably would have prevented that. >> let me ask you quickly what is your criteria for intervention. >> in syria? what is in the interests of the american people. >> no humanitarian. >> each situation will come up with its own set of circumstances. putting american troops on the ground, that has to be within the national security interests of the american people. embargoes and...
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everybody said, do not say that, iraq has weapons of mass destruction. and i said, well, this is true. just because you don hussein did not have a nuclear weapon does not mean that these folks are not serious about it. for about one year, the intelligence community said, whenever they had was shut down. i had a different intelligence. i continued to push forward with this bill. president bush opposed me. joe biden opposed me when i brought it to the senate. barack obama and joe biden voted against my bill. within four months after they voted it down, it became apparent what iran was doing and that in fact there was a nuclear program that was progressing. and a barack and joe all voted for the bill. we were able to get it passed. it did two things. it funded the pro-democracy movement. it helped them organize and give them the technology to organize a revolution in their country, to be able to get rid of this regime that is an existential threat not just to israel but to the united states and the west. well, as we see, they continued now because this pres
everybody said, do not say that, iraq has weapons of mass destruction. and i said, well, this is true. just because you don hussein did not have a nuclear weapon does not mean that these folks are not serious about it. for about one year, the intelligence community said, whenever they had was shut down. i had a different intelligence. i continued to push forward with this bill. president bush opposed me. joe biden opposed me when i brought it to the senate. barack obama and joe biden voted...
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he has taken time to make considered decisions, drawing down troops from iraq and surging in afghanistan. he has found a new voice with the air of people. -- with the arab people. he has realized that in america, as in britain, the future every citizen. both our nations have been held back by inequality. now there is a determined effort in both of our countries, most notably through education reform, to ensure that opportunity is truly available for all. 50 years ago, the amazing courage of rosa parks, the visionary leadership of martin luther king, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of america for all of her citizens. in the fight for justice and the struggle for freedom, there is no end. there is so much more to do to ensure that every human being can fulfill their potential. that is why our generation faces a new civil rights struggle, to seek the price of the future that is open to every child as never before. barack has made this one of the goals of his presidency, a goal he is pursuing
he has taken time to make considered decisions, drawing down troops from iraq and surging in afghanistan. he has found a new voice with the air of people. -- with the arab people. he has realized that in america, as in britain, the future every citizen. both our nations have been held back by inequality. now there is a determined effort in both of our countries, most notably through education reform, to ensure that opportunity is truly available for all. 50 years ago, the amazing courage of...
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>> start with you. >> as i pointed out before, the iran situation today and the iraq situation in 2003 was very different. we have a much different window as to what is going on with the nuclear program. they are writing very detailed reports every three months. we have a very good sense of what is going on. the inspectors are there. it is not any one country. it is a respected international organization. i think the international community believes the ia when they talk about what iran has on the ground, and experts do these calculations and say, if they made the decision, a year to the material, etc.. in terms of, can, i think we can. we have not really begun. i think that is a mistake. we would have a better idea of what coalition we could build it was part of our diplomatic strategy. >> permanent members of the military council, it would confirm their worst suspicions about the united states. thee going through sanctions in order to justify a fig leaf around a military strike on iran. it complicates our ability to have diplomacy work, because people would not want to play that game
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[applause] >> now that the troops are out of iraq, and do you plan to form a military alliance with iraq to avoid further conflict in the area? >> i will let you start with that one. >> i will be as brief as possible. we started the conflict in iraq because we believed saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction. history will show whether that was the right thing to do or not, but at the time there was a belief at saddam hussein have weapons of mass destruction, and he was removed. and the conflict was ms. handled badly, and casualties started to mouth every day and was handled badly, and casualty started to mount. -- the conflict was handled badly and casualty started to mount. we succeeded in a surgeon and basically bringing under control. -- and we succeeded in the surge and basically it under control. this president said he was going to get out of iraq. he fulfilled his campaign promise, and of course things are a serious situation in iraq as most of us predicted if we left her without leaving behind a residual force. iraq is unraveling, and the tragedy is it did not have to unrav
[applause] >> now that the troops are out of iraq, and do you plan to form a military alliance with iraq to avoid further conflict in the area? >> i will let you start with that one. >> i will be as brief as possible. we started the conflict in iraq because we believed saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction. history will show whether that was the right thing to do or not, but at the time there was a belief at saddam hussein have weapons of mass destruction, and he was...
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i think people have legitimate questions to ask about iraq. >> what about your own views? >> my reflection is, what i have voted just to take out suddam hussein? no. would i vote to take out saddam hussein because he has weapons of mass destruction that he could use against us or others, israel, or other locations? that is a different question. weapons of mass destruction drove the votes. >> we have a few minutes left. sometimes i see the description of you as a penny pincher. >> tight as three coats of paint. >> with that perspective, how did the country get into the situation we are in right now, with the huge debate over the size of the deficit and the debt? >> go back to 2001 and thereafter. the cost of the wars was not included in the budget. they were always supplemental. they did not show as a deficit. while the budgets looked reasonable during that time, the actual spending was greater. people did not pay as much attention to the debt. it just kept mounting and growing. we borrowed to pay for the worse when we did not ask people to make sacrifices financially. ther
i think people have legitimate questions to ask about iraq. >> what about your own views? >> my reflection is, what i have voted just to take out suddam hussein? no. would i vote to take out saddam hussein because he has weapons of mass destruction that he could use against us or others, israel, or other locations? that is a different question. weapons of mass destruction drove the votes. >> we have a few minutes left. sometimes i see the description of you as a penny pincher....
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, given that you're 21 years after the end of the cold war and that we have learned hard lessons in iraq and afghanistan, whether this is an appropriate moment to began to reconsider just what our national security posture and force structure should be. speaking for myself, i can give you my short answer to the three questions. is there a looming fiscal crisis for the united states government? no. are there compelling separate reasons to oppose long term cutbacks on social security -- to impost long-term cutbacks on social security, specifically on medicare and medicaid? no. do we face a disaster if we fail to act in the next six weeks but instead deferred decisions on all of these matters until the early part of next year? no. those are my short answers. my professional as well as personal message is -- don't panic. this is not a moment of high drama. it is a moment for no drama. the american people have expressed their confidence in the president against a very clear alternative who promised higher rates of economic growth, and return to past prosperity at the price of an following ver
, given that you're 21 years after the end of the cold war and that we have learned hard lessons in iraq and afghanistan, whether this is an appropriate moment to began to reconsider just what our national security posture and force structure should be. speaking for myself, i can give you my short answer to the three questions. is there a looming fiscal crisis for the united states government? no. are there compelling separate reasons to oppose long term cutbacks on social security -- to impost...
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the commander of iraq at the time asked for 15,000 residual force. he was then told to be 3,000 to 5,000. and next thing, it was zero. now we've left a vacuum in iraq. the al-maliki is pretty much a puppet now of iran. this promoted what is exactly happened in syria because iran is extending their dominance. you've got to be very careful about what's happening in syria. because on one side, you have iran and you have russia. there's no doubt about it. they're supplying weapons. on the other side, you do have freedom fighters. do we know who they are? do we know their structure? as the gentleman asked yesterday. what is the strongest political group in syria? that's the key question. the next thing is you have al qaeda and you also have turkey that is seeking to become the next islamic -- the return of the ottoman' empire. so who's side do you come in on? that's the question you have to ask yourself. and understand once again, they respect strength and might. if you don't have a credible military threat, a credible mill military presence, you're not g
the commander of iraq at the time asked for 15,000 residual force. he was then told to be 3,000 to 5,000. and next thing, it was zero. now we've left a vacuum in iraq. the al-maliki is pretty much a puppet now of iran. this promoted what is exactly happened in syria because iran is extending their dominance. you've got to be very careful about what's happening in syria. because on one side, you have iran and you have russia. there's no doubt about it. they're supplying weapons. on the other...
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army who has done to tors in iraq. a gm plant manager in detroit. debbie bosanek, the mayor of san antonio tx, the husband of gabrielle giffords. capt. mark kelly. and bruce cochran of the linconlnton furniture company. >> you're seeing a lot of economic themes with warren buffett. she is going to illustrate a point that the president is going to make about taxes. warren buffett says it is not fair that his secretary pays a higher rate than he does. she is the face of that. i think captain mark kelly, the husband of gabrielle giffords, i think when the camera pans on him, that is a very solemn moment. it is a time to reflect on gabrielle giffords and what happened to her and her struggle. but also going back to buy partisanship and working together -- to bipartisanship and working together. >> we are expecting our first pictures of about a 35 eastern. we will watch as much as we can of the arrival of the motorcades comment the senate, which we making a journey across the capitol, at the arrival of the diplomatic corps, and the other invited guests.
army who has done to tors in iraq. a gm plant manager in detroit. debbie bosanek, the mayor of san antonio tx, the husband of gabrielle giffords. capt. mark kelly. and bruce cochran of the linconlnton furniture company. >> you're seeing a lot of economic themes with warren buffett. she is going to illustrate a point that the president is going to make about taxes. warren buffett says it is not fair that his secretary pays a higher rate than he does. she is the face of that. i think...
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invading iraq. [applause] there was supposed to be weapons of mass destruction, al qaeda there. none of that was true. think of the loss of life, the money pot. guess what -- al qaeda is there now. it was a failed policy. but when you look at the country -- now we hear stories that 15 of the 19 came from there and they have a radical government there. it is saudi arabia. we prop it up. they are protected at the same time because somebody in iraq decides that they might want to use something other than the dollar and they will not do our bidding. they have to be disposed of. [applause] 9/11 was just used as the excuse. the other thing that happened after that -- within days, there was a bill that was brought back up. it was called -- it was misnamed, of course -- it was called "the patriot act." so along with the federal reserve, we will be repealing the patriot act as well. [applause] i remember the day we were voting on this. when i went over to vote, i knew there would not be very many "no" votes. i was sitting next to another member who is voting for it. i said why are we vot
invading iraq. [applause] there was supposed to be weapons of mass destruction, al qaeda there. none of that was true. think of the loss of life, the money pot. guess what -- al qaeda is there now. it was a failed policy. but when you look at the country -- now we hear stories that 15 of the 19 came from there and they have a radical government there. it is saudi arabia. we prop it up. they are protected at the same time because somebody in iraq decides that they might want to use something...
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i have said many times that the worst choices i made or the iraq war, which was unnecessary, and the repeal of [inaudible] . i was here with many of my colleagues when president bush and secretary paul some called on congress to bail out those who were gambling on wall street. with the taxpayers' money. we bailed out those in trouble. i did not vote for it then so i will not take the blame. but it seemed like every time that the financial institutions get in trouble, they came -- they come to the congress and a taxpayer and say we need for you to help us out. well, mr. dimon acknowledged they had made a $2 billion mistake in investments. then it later became $10 million. the american people are tired and sick and fed up. i think a lot of it, if i could create public financing, we would like to bring some sanity to this issue, the financial institutions and really have oversight that we should have but we are not going to change the way you finance campaigns. my question to you is, isn't it time to have a discussion and a debate about the reinstatement of class spiegel? >> congress th
i have said many times that the worst choices i made or the iraq war, which was unnecessary, and the repeal of [inaudible] . i was here with many of my colleagues when president bush and secretary paul some called on congress to bail out those who were gambling on wall street. with the taxpayers' money. we bailed out those in trouble. i did not vote for it then so i will not take the blame. but it seemed like every time that the financial institutions get in trouble, they came -- they come to...
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back to iraq. this is why before we send troops around the world for things like iraq, congress is supposed to declare war. they did not. that should have been a debate. rather than sit there and get hoodwinked by the administration, now 4005 under servicemen dead, congressman should have a debate before they send troops abroad. the situation with iran, america has a right and obligation to defend its citizens. if there is a threat over there, and there may well be, if that threat becomes imminent we have an obligation to act to protect our people. but i am not going to get hoodwinked. i will be a lot slow on the trigger to go after country like iraq that really did not have any capabilities. >> obviously, the campaign is for the senate. the filibuster has been used in this current united states senate a lot. has it been abused? >> i think every party will say the other party abuses. i like the system. i like the requirement to get 60 votes. it requires working across the aisle. that is something i
back to iraq. this is why before we send troops around the world for things like iraq, congress is supposed to declare war. they did not. that should have been a debate. rather than sit there and get hoodwinked by the administration, now 4005 under servicemen dead, congressman should have a debate before they send troops abroad. the situation with iran, america has a right and obligation to defend its citizens. if there is a threat over there, and there may well be, if that threat becomes...
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three years ago, we had some 180,000 troops in iraq and afghanistan. today we have gotthat number in half. and as the transition in afghanistan continues, more of our troops will continue to come home. more broadly around the globe, we have strengthened alliances, forge new partnerships and served as a force for universal rights and human dignity. in short, we have succeeded in defending our nation, taking the fight to our enemies, reducing the number of americans in harm's way and we have restored america's global leadership. that makes us safer and it makes us stronger,nd that's an achievement that every american, especially those americans who are proud to wear the uniform of the united states armed forces should take great pride in. this success has brought our naon once more to a moment of transition. even as our tros continue to fight in afghanistan, the tide of war is receding. even as our forces prevail in day's missions, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to look ahead to the force that we are going to need in the future. at the sa
three years ago, we had some 180,000 troops in iraq and afghanistan. today we have gotthat number in half. and as the transition in afghanistan continues, more of our troops will continue to come home. more broadly around the globe, we have strengthened alliances, forge new partnerships and served as a force for universal rights and human dignity. in short, we have succeeded in defending our nation, taking the fight to our enemies, reducing the number of americans in harm's way and we have...
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we have candidates who want to send our troops back to iraq. we have a candidate who believes we should outlaw contraceptives and birth control, and most of those candidates on the republican side and not supported the budget that would end medicare and turn it into a voucher program, and let's talk about jobs, because we all know what we need to do in new hampshire and across this country is to put back to work those people who are unemployed. we need to grow this country, and there is a huge difference between the vision barack obama has for growing jobs in this country, and the vision every one of those republican nominees have that one to support policies that support the top 1%. barack obama knows we need to help the middle class, and that is the backbone of our country, and we need to make sure people can get by to work. i like to talk about the auto industry. [applause] the fact is this president believed it was important to help the auto industry, so now we have are robust auto industry, and here in new hampshire we have over 20,000 job
we have candidates who want to send our troops back to iraq. we have a candidate who believes we should outlaw contraceptives and birth control, and most of those candidates on the republican side and not supported the budget that would end medicare and turn it into a voucher program, and let's talk about jobs, because we all know what we need to do in new hampshire and across this country is to put back to work those people who are unemployed. we need to grow this country, and there is a huge...
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iraq is not this nation's future. our future is how prepared we are as people to rise up and hit head-on, the competitive challenges of the twenty first century. the economics in education. that will play out in countries i have lived in before. all i am here to tell you without a hint of hyperbole, unless we get our act together, rebuilding our core, we will see the end of the american century by 2050. that is not the legacy i am about to leave for the next generation. i look at wall street and i say, no trust. banks that are to been to fail. so we can fix our taxes and improve the regulatory environment. we can launch a manufacturing renaissance. if we are left with damocles hanging over our heads, banks that are too big to fail. six banks that have assets equal in value to 2/3 of our nation's gdp. if they go down, we all go down. they will get a bailout if they get sick, and that is not fair. we are not going to do it again. until such time as we have a president, if you are too big to fail, you are too big. capita
iraq is not this nation's future. our future is how prepared we are as people to rise up and hit head-on, the competitive challenges of the twenty first century. the economics in education. that will play out in countries i have lived in before. all i am here to tell you without a hint of hyperbole, unless we get our act together, rebuilding our core, we will see the end of the american century by 2050. that is not the legacy i am about to leave for the next generation. i look at wall street...
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in that sense, iraq is ahead of iran. and because of the remarkable character of ayatollah sestani because, when all of the political parties came, they said, tells what to do, he was the limiting power. he said no. that is a political question. you need to work it out. i think that is the right answer. as part of this tolerance dimension, the second piece of that is the region will have to understand that a political system based on religion is not the answer. >> i do not have a lot to had. one of the points that eliot made is exactly right. what this regime has done is given religion a bad name. in many respects, it is probably discrediting it for the future. it is one of the ironies. we have seen a militarization of the regime and powers being taken away from the clerics. it is also the quietest school of shia islam, which is the dominant one and is the polar opposite of what has emerged in iran. at some point, in iran, we will see a change. it is true that the focus is on the nuclear issue right now, for reasons that
in that sense, iraq is ahead of iran. and because of the remarkable character of ayatollah sestani because, when all of the political parties came, they said, tells what to do, he was the limiting power. he said no. that is a political question. you need to work it out. i think that is the right answer. as part of this tolerance dimension, the second piece of that is the region will have to understand that a political system based on religion is not the answer. >> i do not have a lot to...
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for the first time in nine years, there are no americans fighting in iraq. we refocus our efforts on the terrace to actually attack this on 9/11. al qaeda is back on its heels and a sullivan law and is no more. that is what changes. [applause] >> four more years! [chanting, "four more years!"] actually 4.5. >> [laughter] >> and we have begun to transition into afghanistan. bring our troops home. record investments in clean energy, education. restoring sides to its rightful place. [applause] -- restoring science to its rightful place. everyone knows with a lot of work to do. there are still some americans out there who are still looking for work or tried to find a job that pays a little more. homes under water. we are still recovering from the worst economic crisis in generations. even economic front of these last two years, we have seen businesses at more than 4 million new jobs. manufacturers create jobs in the first time since the 1990's. the economy's getting stronger. the recovery is accelerating and the lesson we can afford to do right now is to go back
for the first time in nine years, there are no americans fighting in iraq. we refocus our efforts on the terrace to actually attack this on 9/11. al qaeda is back on its heels and a sullivan law and is no more. that is what changes. [applause] >> four more years! [chanting, "four more years!"] actually 4.5. >> [laughter] >> and we have begun to transition into afghanistan. bring our troops home. record investments in clean energy, education. restoring sides to its...
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i say two of my worst votes in 18 years is iraq war. we didn't have to go to iraq. and the repeal of glass-steagall. if i was going to yield my time, i would ask you to reinstate. but i yield my time to dr. ron paul. >> i thank the gentleman from north carolina. i wanted to make a brief statement about our previous discussion about the audit of the fed bill. that bill has nothing to do with transferring who has monetary policy. it's strictly a transparency bill. monetary reform will come. that's another subject. this is just to know more about what the federal reserve is doing. mr. chairman, one of your key points that you've made through your academic career as well as being defense is the need for inflation. would you agree with that? >> yes, sir. generally. >> right. and that you argue that the depression was prolonged by the federal reserve not being able to reinflate. in that sense, i think you really have achieved -- you've had the chance -- you were put in a situation that you alone didn't create. as far as i'm concerned, the system created it and other manag
i say two of my worst votes in 18 years is iraq war. we didn't have to go to iraq. and the repeal of glass-steagall. if i was going to yield my time, i would ask you to reinstate. but i yield my time to dr. ron paul. >> i thank the gentleman from north carolina. i wanted to make a brief statement about our previous discussion about the audit of the fed bill. that bill has nothing to do with transferring who has monetary policy. it's strictly a transparency bill. monetary reform will come....
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and the equipment is coming back from iran and iraq and i think it is going to alabama for georgia and we can do that in north carolina and save the federal government millions of dollars. we actually grew jobs in biotechnology in the great recession. i have a provision in my plan that takes the growth in taxes and earmarks those to put it back into by a texas we can continue to grow that. october norship has been -- and entrepreneurship has been essential. people greeted their own business and they -- and some of them are thriving. we need to encourage that sort think we can immediately reduce the unemployment rate rapidly and to all that but also build the jobs for the future as the north carolina stays strong in this 21st century, it. >> mr. mccoury, where you see as being in one year from now? >> the best way to measure thing is the best -- benchmark against your competitors. within a year, i hope we are at least beating south carolina. we should at least be beating south carolina. [laughter] i hope we are also beating tennessee and virginia. businesses are moving to south carolina
and the equipment is coming back from iran and iraq and i think it is going to alabama for georgia and we can do that in north carolina and save the federal government millions of dollars. we actually grew jobs in biotechnology in the great recession. i have a provision in my plan that takes the growth in taxes and earmarks those to put it back into by a texas we can continue to grow that. october norship has been -- and entrepreneurship has been essential. people greeted their own business and...
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and iraq is not this nation's future. is nowion's future prepared we are to rise up as the american people and it had on the competitive challenges of the 21st century. do you know what i'm talking about? and this is about economics. and this is about education, and this is going to play out over the pacific ocean with countries that i have lived in before. all i can tell you tonight without any hint of hyperbole, folks, if we do not get our act together at home, we will see the end of the american century by 20 to 50. and we're not going to let that happen, are we? ladies and gentlemen, we've also been able to get our message out to the people of this great state about a second deficit that we have. it is not an economic deficit but it is just as corrosive as the economic deficit. it is called a trust deficit. because the people of the greatest nation that ever was, the united states of america, no longer trust their institutions of power. and no longer trust their elected officials, and i say, how did we get to this spo
and iraq is not this nation's future. is nowion's future prepared we are to rise up as the american people and it had on the competitive challenges of the 21st century. do you know what i'm talking about? and this is about economics. and this is about education, and this is going to play out over the pacific ocean with countries that i have lived in before. all i can tell you tonight without any hint of hyperbole, folks, if we do not get our act together at home, we will see the end of the...
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and because of their efforts, we ended the war in iraq, as i promised. we have been able to refocus on al-qaida and those who have cost 911. we decimated their leadership and took out osama bin laden. [applause] we have been able to set a time line to end the war in afghanistan. we have strengthened our alliances and said with countries that share our values. i know a lot people here care about the state of israel. we a heartbroken. it is an important time to talk about this because of the barbaric attack that happened in bulgaria. young people are being killed because of this ruthless terrorist attack. i want to know under my administration, we have not just preserved the unbreakable bond with israel. we have strengthened -- we have stood by israel pulls the side in the face of criticism. our corporation has never been closer. this is a moment of great uncertainty in the middle east, given what is happening in syria and other places. now is the time to make sure that we are doing everything we can to protect israel's security. i want you to know that th
and because of their efforts, we ended the war in iraq, as i promised. we have been able to refocus on al-qaida and those who have cost 911. we decimated their leadership and took out osama bin laden. [applause] we have been able to set a time line to end the war in afghanistan. we have strengthened our alliances and said with countries that share our values. i know a lot people here care about the state of israel. we a heartbroken. it is an important time to talk about this because of the...
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we're spending countless millions rebuilding afghanistan, reilding iraq. we spend billions destroying these countries and then we come behind it with diplomacy, which includes spending billions more to rebuild these countries. if we could spend that kind of money on rebuilding americans cities, we could have a marshall plan where american cities -- sothing would be done with the poverty in this country. guest: we spent three under billion dollars since 1980 on jails -- we spent $300 billion. when it comes to spending for the poor, we pull back. we have caramelized poverty. -- we have caramelized poverty -- criminalized poverty. caller: i have a comment. i am an educator. the amount of people that participate, a 85% unemployed and they were unable to get a job because of criminal backgrounds and credit history. many places where to go to apply for a job, they want a credit report done. i don't think president obama should be held accountable for the low unemployment rate when employers are crucifying people for having passed criminal background and it could
we're spending countless millions rebuilding afghanistan, reilding iraq. we spend billions destroying these countries and then we come behind it with diplomacy, which includes spending billions more to rebuild these countries. if we could spend that kind of money on rebuilding americans cities, we could have a marshall plan where american cities -- sothing would be done with the poverty in this country. guest: we spent three under billion dollars since 1980 on jails -- we spent $300 billion....
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therefore, they used 9/11 as an excuse to go to iraq might invade iraq, fight a war there as well as -- as well as afghanistan. al qaeda was not in iraq. they had no weapons of mass destruction. that at it -- attitude is continuing soap -- because there are people who think we cannot wait until we go into iran. that makes no sense. it will not give us more defense. [cheers and applause] we have been careless about the protection of our civil liberties. after 9/11, they passed a bill which was absolutely misnamed. they called the patriot act. it should have been called the unpatriotic act. that bill would have been properly named and called -- the repeal the fourth amendment act, it would never have been passed. [applause] it is the patriot act. it allows government agents to invade our promises and invade our e-mail and whatever they want to look at without a proper search warrant. something, the founders explicitly fought a revolution on, the right of privacy. we have it turned upside down. we do not have privacy. we have too much secrecy in government. we need much more openness in
therefore, they used 9/11 as an excuse to go to iraq might invade iraq, fight a war there as well as -- as well as afghanistan. al qaeda was not in iraq. they had no weapons of mass destruction. that at it -- attitude is continuing soap -- because there are people who think we cannot wait until we go into iran. that makes no sense. it will not give us more defense. [cheers and applause] we have been careless about the protection of our civil liberties. after 9/11, they passed a bill which was...
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the war in iraq. the extension of the bush tax cuts. medicare scription drug part d that was never paid for. the extension of the bush tax cuts a year ago december. when it was going to add $800 billion to the 10-year deficit but even on the in order to accommodate that, you wouldn't raise the debt ceiling. so that's the irresponsible part of this proposal. obligations incurred are obligations that must be paid. i was against the iraq war and didn't want to spend that money. had i been here, i would have voted against the bush tax cuts because i thought it was bad policy. but as a member of congress, those were congressional obligations, i believe that we and i have an obligation to stand behind them. but secondly, the reason i believe this is cynical and political, is two things. first, these budget requirements are ones that were incurred in many cases at the urgency -- at the advocacy of our republican majority. secondly this process we're now doing is one that was designed to allow people who wanted to stand up and vote no against e
the war in iraq. the extension of the bush tax cuts. medicare scription drug part d that was never paid for. the extension of the bush tax cuts a year ago december. when it was going to add $800 billion to the 10-year deficit but even on the in order to accommodate that, you wouldn't raise the debt ceiling. so that's the irresponsible part of this proposal. obligations incurred are obligations that must be paid. i was against the iraq war and didn't want to spend that money. had i been here, i...
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if you look at the foreign policy, he back to the war in iraq. he said he had an irrefutable proof that their weapons of mass destruction. he said there is irrefutable proof. both that were lies that cost the u.s. money and lives. no iraqis were embalm in 911. how many schools could have been built for $1.60 trillion? host: were you surprised he threw his hat in the ring? caller: i was. he's up against barack obama and obama will win. he is basically a socialist with some -- and talking about santorum -- with some social issues. i am pro-life. i am not in favor of gay marriage. it is not a big issue. now you're talking about a war that has claimed 4500 u.s. lives that was based on a lie. people say we can trust him in nuclear weapons. i would not trust rick santorum with nuclear weapons. he would have that control. host: jim is an iowan and on the line. did you go up to a caucus? caller: i did. i registered republican this evening. i was classified as independent before. host: the to go to support a candidate? caller: i went to support ron paul.
if you look at the foreign policy, he back to the war in iraq. he said he had an irrefutable proof that their weapons of mass destruction. he said there is irrefutable proof. both that were lies that cost the u.s. money and lives. no iraqis were embalm in 911. how many schools could have been built for $1.60 trillion? host: were you surprised he threw his hat in the ring? caller: i was. he's up against barack obama and obama will win. he is basically a socialist with some -- and talking about...
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also iraq. as a result of that shift, and a generational shift after the death of bin laden, we are seeing new strategies. they are operating prominently in arab culture. yemen is crucial to how al qaeda is evolving and the way it is using local insurgencies. before i went to yemen, some colleagues encouraged me to look at the drone issue, as well. not just a question of how al qaeda interfaces with indigenous tribes. there were two arguments. the human rights committee was making the arguments that drone the approximate cost of al qaeda's effort in yemen. there are numbers to back that. the operational capacity since 2009. on the national security side, i had colleges said, let's figure out if our drone strikes are helping us to deal with a terrorist challenge. when i got to yemen, i introduced -- interviewed for the tribal and religious leaders. i found both of these narratives we had in washington, that the drone strikes helping us set up in yemen and they are causing the growth of al qaeda i
also iraq. as a result of that shift, and a generational shift after the death of bin laden, we are seeing new strategies. they are operating prominently in arab culture. yemen is crucial to how al qaeda is evolving and the way it is using local insurgencies. before i went to yemen, some colleagues encouraged me to look at the drone issue, as well. not just a question of how al qaeda interfaces with indigenous tribes. there were two arguments. the human rights committee was making the arguments...
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we are seeing that now, even as we are coming out of iraq. about three months ago, our fighter squadron to plummet was about a 0.5. it is up to about 11. also on the -- if we do not get movement, much of the job of bringing home all the equipment the marines and army needs will fall back to the air force to haul out. there will be a considerable amount of time that we effectively and retrograde, especially before the air force begins its retrofit and refit. our start time should be significantly different from what you heard from my compatriots. it will take us some time between a year and a year and a half to get to the training cycles and things that we need. >> since you touched on the closure -- the problems we are having on the border of pakistan, let me go to that question. it is relevant to the drawdown as we pull equipment, men, and women out of afghanistan -- it is obviously very important in terms of fuel costs. it is a huge bill. i think people forget that nobody buys more fuel in the world than we do. when it is expensive, it real
we are seeing that now, even as we are coming out of iraq. about three months ago, our fighter squadron to plummet was about a 0.5. it is up to about 11. also on the -- if we do not get movement, much of the job of bringing home all the equipment the marines and army needs will fall back to the air force to haul out. there will be a considerable amount of time that we effectively and retrograde, especially before the air force begins its retrofit and refit. our start time should be...
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ending the iraq war has allowed us to strike decisive blows against our enemies. from pakistan to yemen, the al qaeda operatives who remain are scrambling, knowing that they can't escape the reach of the united states of america. from this position of strength, we've begun to wind down the war in afghanistan. ten thousand of our troops have come home. twenty-three thousand more will leave by the end of this summer. this transition to afghan lead will continue, and we will build an enduring partnership with afghanistan, so that it is never again a source of attacks against america. as the tide of war recedes, a wave of change has washed across the middle east and north africa, from tunis to cairo, from sana'a to tripoli. a year ago, qadhafi was one of the world's longest-serving dictators -- a murderer with american blood on his hands. today, he is gone. and in syria, i have no doubt that the assad regime will soon discover that the forces of change can't be reversed, and that human dignity can't be denied. how this incredible transformation will end remains uncert
ending the iraq war has allowed us to strike decisive blows against our enemies. from pakistan to yemen, the al qaeda operatives who remain are scrambling, knowing that they can't escape the reach of the united states of america. from this position of strength, we've begun to wind down the war in afghanistan. ten thousand of our troops have come home. twenty-three thousand more will leave by the end of this summer. this transition to afghan lead will continue, and we will build an enduring...
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themselves in the gulf war, the panama invasion, and they have proved themselves in the last 10 years in iraq and afghanistan. the thing we have to keep in mind is something president lincoln said in his second inaugural address. you care for those who have borne the battle. that means never forget they are carrying the american spirit, they are carrying the american traditions with them. when they get injured, when they get hurt, or when they just come back to be -- -- reintegrated into society, we have to be ready to care for them. their fellow citizens, they have to care for them. >> more with colin powell and stanley mcchrystal. thanksgiving day on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern. just after 9:30, leaders in the film and music industry talk about the impact in american culture. >> former state department official anne-marie slaughter talks about her story in "the atlantic" about women balancing career and personal life. she left the state department in 2011 and now teaches at princeton university. she is interviewed by linda douglass. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> i guess we were right t
themselves in the gulf war, the panama invasion, and they have proved themselves in the last 10 years in iraq and afghanistan. the thing we have to keep in mind is something president lincoln said in his second inaugural address. you care for those who have borne the battle. that means never forget they are carrying the american spirit, they are carrying the american traditions with them. when they get injured, when they get hurt, or when they just come back to be -- -- reintegrated into...
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the iraq war is over. a number -- the number of troops in harm's way have been cut in half and more will be coming home. we have a clear path to fill our mission in afghanistan while delivering justice to al qaeda. this feature is only within reach because of our men and women in uniform. time and again, they have answered the call to serve in a dangerous places. in an age where so many institutions have come up short, these americans stood tall. they met their responsibilities to one another and to the flag they surrender. i met with some of them. and told them as commander-in- chief, i could not be prouder. in their faces, you see what is best in ourselves and our country. our soldiers, our sailors, our airmen, marines, coast guard men, and civilians in afghanistan have done their duty. now, we must summon that same common purpose. we must give our veterans and military families the support they deserve and the opportunities they have earned, and we must redouble our efforts to build a nation worthy of t
the iraq war is over. a number -- the number of troops in harm's way have been cut in half and more will be coming home. we have a clear path to fill our mission in afghanistan while delivering justice to al qaeda. this feature is only within reach because of our men and women in uniform. time and again, they have answered the call to serve in a dangerous places. in an age where so many institutions have come up short, these americans stood tall. they met their responsibilities to one another...
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i worked on the problem of iraq. we knew bin laden personally was involved in communications, to try to bring under control others. that he was making a bridge early on to somalia. we knew he was involved in all of these things. we knew he was doing that. as a consequence, and no surprise, he was relevant. >> counter-terrorism and national security, how it has changed. intelligence committee members continued to weigh in. see what they have to say on line at the c-span video library. >> earlier, mitt romney criticized the obama administration's handling of the chen guangcheng case. his remarks came while campaigning in virginia with michele bachmann and bob mcdonnell. he also commented on energy and business policies. it is about half an hour. ♪ ["born free" playing] >> good morning. [applause] good morning. this is what victory looks like. take a look around. we're all here together to have a welcome party here for the next president of the united states, president mitt romney. [applause] i am honored to be able t
i worked on the problem of iraq. we knew bin laden personally was involved in communications, to try to bring under control others. that he was making a bridge early on to somalia. we knew he was involved in all of these things. we knew he was doing that. as a consequence, and no surprise, he was relevant. >> counter-terrorism and national security, how it has changed. intelligence committee members continued to weigh in. see what they have to say on line at the c-span video library....
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a lot of it was in iraq and afghanistan. he was on tv tonight. he did not get to finish his statement. i asked him if he would come out and finish his comments. why he is fighting for the constitution. what he thinks we should do? i would like to invite him to come say a few words to you. [applause] >> how about ron paul? [applause] if there is any man who had a vision for this country, it is definitely him. his foreign policy is better than any candidate. i'm sure you all know that. we do not need to be picking fights overseas. everybody else knows that too. i am flabbergasted. this is an incredible moment for me. it is like meeting a rock star. we are going to go to new hampshire. we are all going to get involved. we are going to keep talking to people. we are going to make sure this man is the next president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you very much. that is a powerful message. once again, we all know where the active military people said their money. they said it to our campaign for liberty, for the constitution, for limited gov
a lot of it was in iraq and afghanistan. he was on tv tonight. he did not get to finish his statement. i asked him if he would come out and finish his comments. why he is fighting for the constitution. what he thinks we should do? i would like to invite him to come say a few words to you. [applause] >> how about ron paul? [applause] if there is any man who had a vision for this country, it is definitely him. his foreign policy is better than any candidate. i'm sure you all know that. we...
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we spent $67 billion rebuilding the roads and bridges of iraq. nations of 30 million and 26 million respectively. for this nation, for america, a population of over 300 million people, the american society of civil energies put the quality of you are infrastructure as a d, when we're ranked 24th in overall quality in the world when in 2001 we were number two, we're going to spend less than $53 billion. that's not only weak, it's pathetically weak. mr. garamendi: mr. higgins, thank you so very, very much for bringing this issue in stark terms to our attention. you caught me my attention earlier when we were talking about this, but here on the floor, this is a $1,200 billion program that could create 27 million jobs in the next five years? and those are economic analysis that's been done by the new america foundation? mr. higgins: it has. mr. garamendi: and how do we pay for this again? mr. higgins you spay for it as you pay for transportation improvements at the local, state and federal level. you issue debt to finance the life of the project. mr.
we spent $67 billion rebuilding the roads and bridges of iraq. nations of 30 million and 26 million respectively. for this nation, for america, a population of over 300 million people, the american society of civil energies put the quality of you are infrastructure as a d, when we're ranked 24th in overall quality in the world when in 2001 we were number two, we're going to spend less than $53 billion. that's not only weak, it's pathetically weak. mr. garamendi: mr. higgins, thank you so very,...
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one of my brothers did two tours in iraq. i am sick and tired of guys like vests -- if i am not mistaken, mr. kristol was born in 1953 and then made an 18 in 1971, two years before the draft was ended and he could have gone to pushing for war. i want to encourage all the listeners who can hear my voice to watch the documentary "the new american century." host: let's get a response guest: thank you for your service. i said i have a fundamental disagreement with ron paul on foreign policy. i could not vote for him personally and i think he is just wrong in his analysis. i respect people who have served in war because it is a terrible things. ron paul voted to authorize the war on terror and voted to authorize the war in afghanistan and he now speaks as if it was a terrible mistake. it is unclear whether he is adjusting his view now. his true view is that we should not have gone to war at all and that we invited 9/11. he has hung out with an upraised people that that think 9/11 was an inside set up job. i have debated people on
one of my brothers did two tours in iraq. i am sick and tired of guys like vests -- if i am not mistaken, mr. kristol was born in 1953 and then made an 18 in 1971, two years before the draft was ended and he could have gone to pushing for war. i want to encourage all the listeners who can hear my voice to watch the documentary "the new american century." host: let's get a response guest: thank you for your service. i said i have a fundamental disagreement with ron paul on foreign...
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>> i want to liberated from the iraq busy -- from the bureaucracy. is a very experimental and exciting program. >> thank you. >> she is one of 63 kids here. she is at present to be an astronaut. -- she had is the aspiration to be an astronaut. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. here ago. >> i have one question. you have tended to be in congress after 9/11. [inaudible] >> i keep an eye on our liberties. i would have only gone in for a very brief time. >> thank you so much for coming. >> i believe in the second amendment. there is a group deliberately lying about it. thank you. >> best of luck. >> thank you. >> we have an optional flat tax and our proposal and an outline of how we can go through a process to consider it a fair tax. >> i love it. >> thank you very much. i really appreciate your help on tuesday. >> i heard you love dogs. >> i do. the quest do you want to hold our? -- >> do you want to hold third? -- hold her? >> thank you. >> it is just me and the president. we gave it a higher time. come on over. good luck. >> god bless you. i'm going
>> i want to liberated from the iraq busy -- from the bureaucracy. is a very experimental and exciting program. >> thank you. >> she is one of 63 kids here. she is at present to be an astronaut. -- she had is the aspiration to be an astronaut. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. here ago. >> i have one question. you have tended to be in congress after 9/11. [inaudible] >> i keep an eye on our liberties. i would have only gone in for a very brief time....
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i had some of that discipline and with president bush and the middle of the iraq operation as well, but if the palau, what happens in the aftermath? i would rather read this point -- if we pull out, what happens in the aftermath? >> i would rather that mitt romney laid out the proposal for afghanistan, and have some proposals that would lay out what i think is a better result. >the proposals are strategic and dangerous to talk about on public and national television, but i will just say that i expect there would be a civil war in afghanistan if we pulled out immediately. there are ways to bring that together in such a way that people can be represented in governments in a more effective fashion than they are now. president karzai has been handed a constitution where he rules the whole country. a saint would use that power. he has abused that power. i would like to look into a new constitution that would represent the people in afghanistan better than today. >> time for a new constitution in afghanistan? >> i think that we need to first of all make sure that everybody who has served ther
i had some of that discipline and with president bush and the middle of the iraq operation as well, but if the palau, what happens in the aftermath? i would rather read this point -- if we pull out, what happens in the aftermath? >> i would rather that mitt romney laid out the proposal for afghanistan, and have some proposals that would lay out what i think is a better result. >the proposals are strategic and dangerous to talk about on public and national television, but i will just...
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people believed that iraq was somehow behind 9/11. it was not iraq. it was al qaeda. al qaeda operating out of afghanistan. as evil as saddam hussein was, operating out of iraq. another very serious misjudgment we're paying for in spades. >> we have 10 minutes left. it have also been a big champion of energy policy. during the past decade. you have to change the economy. your concern has been energy. where will the discovery of energy lead us? >> it is incredibly positive for the united states. already we have gone from going 16 -- 60% dependent down 42%. substantial progress has been made. there are a lot of projections that we could become energy independent over the next several decades. that would be an incredible boon to this country. instead of sending $400 billion or $500 billion to buy scarce energy supplies from people who do not like this, we could be spending that money here at home. think of the difference that will make to the economic strength of the united states. what it will mean to job opportunities, what it will mean to the economic strength of amer
people believed that iraq was somehow behind 9/11. it was not iraq. it was al qaeda. al qaeda operating out of afghanistan. as evil as saddam hussein was, operating out of iraq. another very serious misjudgment we're paying for in spades. >> we have 10 minutes left. it have also been a big champion of energy policy. during the past decade. you have to change the economy. your concern has been energy. where will the discovery of energy lead us? >> it is incredibly positive for the...
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and not leave 30,000 warriors in iraq. all of a sudden, it sound like he was against the iraq war from the beginning. i thought he may have voted the same way barack did. he went from labeling russia, which he recently called the soviet union, labeling russia are most significant geopolitical foe -- let me tell you something, he also was opposed to the new start treaty which every single solitary former republican secretary of state, republican national security adviser, republican secretary of defense was for. he was against it. he said he would have never supported it. all of a sudden -- i tell you. it is amazing. we can work with russia, we can be very close with russia. [laughter] he went from harshly criticizing us to saying we will and we will turn over for responsibility to the afghan military at the end of 2014. [applause] he went from saying we should never have set a timetable, he would not do that. i had a debate, too, with ryan. [applause] in my day, he was talking about more troops in the east, more americans
and not leave 30,000 warriors in iraq. all of a sudden, it sound like he was against the iraq war from the beginning. i thought he may have voted the same way barack did. he went from labeling russia, which he recently called the soviet union, labeling russia are most significant geopolitical foe -- let me tell you something, he also was opposed to the new start treaty which every single solitary former republican secretary of state, republican national security adviser, republican secretary of...
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today, the war in iraq is over. in afghanistan, we are training forces and forging a partnership with the afghan people. by the end of 2014, the longest war in our history will be over. meanwhile, countless of civilians have opened up the hearts to our troops, military families, and veterans. immoral services were held for -- memorial services were held. the tragedy brought us together. our fight is with the al qaeda and its affiliates and not with islam or any other religion. this country was built as a beacon of freedom and tolerance. has made a strong, now and forever. when those innocent souls were taken from us, they left an unfulfilled work and tasks that remain undone. when others sought to bring this country down, we chose to build it up with a remembrance. scripture tells us to not to be vercome by evil, but overcome evil with good. we must discover the best in ourselves. this anniversary allows us to renew our faith. even the darkest night gives way to a brighter dawn. we come to the pentagon and .ouch the
today, the war in iraq is over. in afghanistan, we are training forces and forging a partnership with the afghan people. by the end of 2014, the longest war in our history will be over. meanwhile, countless of civilians have opened up the hearts to our troops, military families, and veterans. immoral services were held for -- memorial services were held. the tragedy brought us together. our fight is with the al qaeda and its affiliates and not with islam or any other religion. this country was...
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. >> driven by the policies of ending the war in iraq and drawing down in afghanistan. >> i yield back my time, mr. chairman. >> you know, i would think the gentleman would know, serving on this committee, whether a republican or democrat proposes using o.c.o. funding that we're carrying out in the future for 10 years knows that it's not going to be spent, because we know that we pulled the troops out of iraq, and we will pull all of the troops out of afghanistan. >> so we don't need to hear whether a republican or democrat proposed it. >> i would note that but certainly your caucus is on record supporting that kind of approach. ly yield back. >> mr. turner, >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> it's ban pleasure having you here in front of the armed services committee. we're not usually of the habit of hearing such partisan statements in what is really a bipartisan committee. we don't usually hear people throw around republican and democrat, but you have very, very well, i want to commend you on your broken record on your partisanship with respect to the fiction that this administration has
. >> driven by the policies of ending the war in iraq and drawing down in afghanistan. >> i yield back my time, mr. chairman. >> you know, i would think the gentleman would know, serving on this committee, whether a republican or democrat proposes using o.c.o. funding that we're carrying out in the future for 10 years knows that it's not going to be spent, because we know that we pulled the troops out of iraq, and we will pull all of the troops out of afghanistan. >> so...
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now there are a number of things that could be effectuated more effectively in iraq and afghanistan though that will be a subject of another time. i recall after 9/11 bill bennett coming to my hometown of tyler texas and speaking at tyler junior college and there was a huge crowd that turned on it. people in fact turned out during those few months after 9/11 in record numbers to their churches, to places of worship in record numbers. because much like the children of israel after a disaster, they realized they needed to get back closer to our creator. the f.b.i., our intelligence attributes all of our justice department state department, all of the bush administration immediately was pushed into gear to do something to protect us. and in that regard, bill bennett, speaking there in tyler, said, you know, some people get offended if they look some war like someone who committed the worst attack in american history and they searched more thoroughly than someone else. and bill said i just know that if there was a red-headed irishman that has attacked the united states, he said i could anticip
now there are a number of things that could be effectuated more effectively in iraq and afghanistan though that will be a subject of another time. i recall after 9/11 bill bennett coming to my hometown of tyler texas and speaking at tyler junior college and there was a huge crowd that turned on it. people in fact turned out during those few months after 9/11 in record numbers to their churches, to places of worship in record numbers. because much like the children of israel after a disaster,...
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four years ago, i promised to end the war in iraq, and i did. [applause] i said we would wind down the war in afghanistan in a responsible way, and we are. [applause] while a new tower is rising above the new york skyline, al qaeda is on the run and osama bin laden is dead. [applause] we still face serious threats throughout the world. we saw that a few weeks ago, and that is a why we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known, and when troops take off the uniforms, we will serve them as well as they have served us, because nobody should have to fight for a job when they come home or a roof over their heads if they have fought for our country. they have earned our respect and our honor. that is a commitment i make. it will be interesting to see what mitt romney will say about foreign policy when we meet next, because he said it was tragic to end the war in iraq. he will not tell us how he will end the war in afghanistan. and i will use the money we are no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to w
four years ago, i promised to end the war in iraq, and i did. [applause] i said we would wind down the war in afghanistan in a responsible way, and we are. [applause] while a new tower is rising above the new york skyline, al qaeda is on the run and osama bin laden is dead. [applause] we still face serious threats throughout the world. we saw that a few weeks ago, and that is a why we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known, and when troops take off the uniforms, we will...
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this was our entrance to the iraq war. ther eis france. if you daw a worse poodle, that is cartoon excellence. i do believe in the culture of life. i am against the death penalty, abortion, euthanasia. this one says "executed another one, sir. "i say it over and over again, what part of a "thou shall not kill do they not get?" it is days like this i really regret to the "no new floods" pledge. also, privacy. civil liberties is a big issue for me. i really diverge from where the republican party went under george debbie bus. here is the current secretary of common security saying "do not mind me." this is george w. bush saying "can i hear you now?" this was after katrina. we had five refugees in our house. this guy is up in front. here is the chicago skyline. we're from fema. a guy here as fast as we could. we understand a cow started a fire? -- we got here as fast as we could. this is what i am talking about. sometimes the cartoons are serious. humor is a great vehicle to express your opinion. there are days to take your foot off the throw
this was our entrance to the iraq war. ther eis france. if you daw a worse poodle, that is cartoon excellence. i do believe in the culture of life. i am against the death penalty, abortion, euthanasia. this one says "executed another one, sir. "i say it over and over again, what part of a "thou shall not kill do they not get?" it is days like this i really regret to the "no new floods" pledge. also, privacy. civil liberties is a big issue for me. i really diverge...
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we ended the war in iraq and we brought our troops home. [applause] and in the meantime, we refocus our efforts on the terrorists who actually were after us on 9/11. and thanks to the men and women in uniform, and intelligence agencies, al qaeda is weaker than the deficit -- and it has ever been, and osama bin laden will never walk this earth again. [cheers and applause. that is what change is. -- [cheers and applause] that is what changes. you guys have been paying attention. none of this was easy. some of it was risky. we were opposed by lobbyists, special interests. millions of dollars were spent trying to maintain the status quo. and a lot of the things that we did or not always popular at the time, certainly not with the crowd in washington. but part of the reason we were able to get it done before -- was because of you, because i knew that all across america your voices were still being heard. you were knocking on doors and making phone calls and you were rooting for us because you understood that as hard as this was, it was consisten
we ended the war in iraq and we brought our troops home. [applause] and in the meantime, we refocus our efforts on the terrorists who actually were after us on 9/11. and thanks to the men and women in uniform, and intelligence agencies, al qaeda is weaker than the deficit -- and it has ever been, and osama bin laden will never walk this earth again. [cheers and applause. that is what change is. -- [cheers and applause] that is what changes. you guys have been paying attention. none of this was...
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three that come to mind immediately are actually three are iraq and afghanistan war veterans. there are multiple veterans running for office. there were three in my book to were definitely driven by idealism. one jersey city councilman and two state representatives from missouri. without further ado, i will quickly introduce might panelists by name and then go to them. starting on my left, the minority leader of the arkansas house. tish geiser, clerk of the alaska house. bryen johnson from illinois. jennifer esser from wisconsin. clem smith from missouri. quicklyart out -- introduce yourself, what drove you to run for office? >> thank you all for being here. i am a state representative from arkansas. i was elected in 2008 and and going into my last term. something we discussed a lot today will be term limits and have that effect youth running for office. in arkansas we have strict term limits. you are limited to 32-year terms in the house. i was elected at age 23 in 2008. i am now going into my last term, unopposed. i am currently 26. i served as house majority leader for the
three that come to mind immediately are actually three are iraq and afghanistan war veterans. there are multiple veterans running for office. there were three in my book to were definitely driven by idealism. one jersey city councilman and two state representatives from missouri. without further ado, i will quickly introduce might panelists by name and then go to them. starting on my left, the minority leader of the arkansas house. tish geiser, clerk of the alaska house. bryen johnson from...
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this runs from saudi arabia through western iraq into syria. there is assistance been provided on tribal relationships flowing into syria. we have not seen any backwash coming. >> thank you. i yield back. >> thank you for being here today. thank you for your service. chairman didn't say, of thank you for your commitment to our troops and veterans. we shall be adjourned. >> coming up on c-span, house majority leader erick kanter talked with mike allen of politico. nasa officially delivered the space shuttle discovery to the smithsonian national space and air museum. it was first launched in 1984. it is more than any other shuttle. this ceremony is later. on washington journal, we will focus on the role of the secret service and allegations of misconduct among the agents. our guest the los angeles times. the director will take your questions about the heritage act which recently passed the house. will discuss trends in wages and benefits with philip doyle of the bureau of labor says six. -- statistics. "washington journal" is like every day at 7:
this runs from saudi arabia through western iraq into syria. there is assistance been provided on tribal relationships flowing into syria. we have not seen any backwash coming. >> thank you. i yield back. >> thank you for being here today. thank you for your service. chairman didn't say, of thank you for your commitment to our troops and veterans. we shall be adjourned. >> coming up on c-span, house majority leader erick kanter talked with mike allen of politico. nasa...